In just a matter of hours, the high bay doors of the Vehicle Assembly Building will open, and NASA plans to roll out its largest, most powerful rocket ever towards its launch pad. Artemis II will be the first mission in NASA’s moon program to have astronauts riding on the 322-foot Space Launch System.

Dr. Ken Kremer, a research chemist, joined the conversation to provide context on the upcoming Crew-11 mission, the Artemis II project and the new administrator

A Mars spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, has been AWOL. But NASA hasn't given up hope of restoring contact with the MAVEN orbiter.

Crew-11 is preparing to depart the International Space Station on Wednesday. Following the departure, Fincke, along with NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, will splash down off the coast of California on Thursday.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said nuclear power will be essential to sustaining a long-term human presence beyond Earth.